Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

As researchers continue to study this hidden water and its effects on the planet, we may uncover even more secrets about how ...

The ground beneath your feet may feel solid, but Earth is constantly shifting. While we have mapped the surface in detail, ...

A massive 'gravity hole' pulling down the Indian Ocean has stumped scientists for years, but the mystery may have just been ...

Scientists have possibly solved the mystery of the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a large gravity anomaly discovered in 1948. They ...

Earth's oceans may have been green for billions of years until the first photosynthetic organisms flooded our atmosphere with oxygen.

Earth and Atmospheric Science at the University of Melbourne, said previous studies show that a growing north-south temperature gradient in the Southern Ocean would speed up the ACC. The new study ...

Atlantic and Indian oceans. The system regulates Earth's climate and pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe. But fresh, cool water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the salty water ...

Due to evolutionary pressures and the light spectrum available to photosynthesizing cyanobacteria on early Earth, the world’s oceans were likely much greener than they are today. Although the ...

In a nutshell, the discovery of a massive underground ocean trapped deep beneath the Earth’s surface marks a significant shift in how we understand our planet. While this water isn’t in liquid ...